Shūji Takashina
Shūji Takashina ( Japanese 高階 秀 爾 , Takashina Shūji ; born February 5, 1932 in Tokyo ) is a Japanese art historian.
Takashina studied at the University of Tokyo and later the history of modern western art at the University of Paris . From 1959 to 1971 he was a curator at the National Museum of Western Art ( Kokuritsu Seiyō Bijutsukan ). Until 1991 he was a professor at the University of Tokyo, then until 2002 director of the National Museum of Western Art. In 2000 he was awarded a Knight of the Legion of Honor, in 2002 he received a prize from the Japanese Academy of Arts , and in 2003 he was honored as a Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic . In 2005 he was honored as a person with special cultural merits , in 2012 he was awarded the Order of Culture .
Fonts
- Seikimatsu geijutsu (art at the end of the century)
- Nihon kindai bijutsushi-ron (theory of modern Japanese art history)
- Kindai kaigashi: Goya kara Mondorian made (History of Modern Painting: From Goya to Mondrian)
- Seiokaiga no kindai (Western European modern painting)
- Nihon-kaiga no kindai (Japanese modern painting)
Web links
- Mr. Fuji's Cultural Values - Wellspring of Art and Culture
- NAJAS - National Association of Japan-American Societies - Takashina Shūji
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Takashina, Shūji |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 高階 秀 爾 (Japanese) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Japanese art historian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 5, 1932 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tokyo |